Chinese ambassador to Australia celebrates 10 years strategic partnership and successful collaborations in recent times.
Chinese Ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian praised the substantial benefits resulting from the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership on Wednesday.
At the 2024 Australia-China Economic Cooperation Forum held in Hobart, Tasmania, Xiao highlighted recent productive collaborations between the two nations.
Xiao noted that China-Australia cooperation on solar energy technology has set a global example for green energy initiatives, while expanding cultural and educational exchanges have strengthened their relationship.
“Our comprehensive strategic partnership has elevated economic and trade collaboration, delivering concrete benefits to both our people,” Xiao remarked.
He emphasized that both countries should aim to develop a more mature, stable, and productive partnership, enhancing traditional collaborations in trade, energy, and mining, and leveraging their complementary strengths in climate change, energy transition, and innovation.
China and Australia established this comprehensive strategic partnership in 2014.
Xiao recounted the Chinese leader’s visit to Tasmania, Australia’s smallest state, as a significant step in China-Tasmania relations, which boosted beneficial exchanges and cooperation.
“China is currently Tasmania’s largest trading partner, with Chinese consumers showing high demand for Tasmanian products like salmon and cherries,” he added.
Tasmania’s Premier Jeremy Rockliff also noted that China is the state’s top trade partner, accounting for 30 percent of its exports, with goods worth AUD 1.4 billion (around USD 920.6 million) exported to China in August.
“China is the leading destination for Tasmanian food exports, including premium seafood, dairy, and whiskey,” Rockliff stated.
Rockliff plans to visit Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Tasmania’s sister state, Fujian Province, in November.
The visit will focus on expanding China-Tasmania partnerships in trade, tourism, aquaculture, forestry, arts, and culture.
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